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Iowa City, IA

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76,229 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Iowa City, IA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
0 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 100%
relative change
3 in the prior 12 months
Dropping fast  
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.5%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
5.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
6.6%
2019-23
▼ 20%
relative change
8.2% in 2018
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$58,546
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
$49,075 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,520 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 12%
relative change
1,725 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Jul 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
3.4% a year earlier
Improving recently Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
60.5%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
59.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
2.0%
2020-24
▲ 145%
relative change
0.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.6%
2020-24
▼ 43%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
109 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 20%
relative change
136 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
46.5%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
44.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Iowa City, IA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
86.5%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
87.1% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
26.3%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
27.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.53
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
0.51 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
47.2%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
47.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
42.2%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
40.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
11.0%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
10.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,270
Aug 2026
▲ 9%
relative change
$1,167 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$198,732
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$191,068 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$303,890
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$293,979 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
75,752
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
74,950 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
14.3%
2020-24
low
vs peers
15.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 7% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 3% higher than in 2021 (262 then, 269 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 323 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 272 in July 2026, down from 293 a year earlier.
272 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Arlington Heights, IL 38 (Jul 26) -23.7% 1st
Caldwell, ID 368 (Jul 26) -23.2% 2nd
Noblesville, IN 59 (Jul 26) -22.4% 3rd
Appleton, WI 168 (Jul 26) -19.1% 4th
Rock Hill, SC 378 (Jun 26) -17.8% 5th
Blaine, MN 74 (Jul 26) -16.2% 6th
Missouri City, TX 128 (Jul 26) -16.1% 7th
Greenville, SC 521 (Jul 26) -15.3% 8th
Hammond, IN 585 (Feb 26) -13.0% 9th
New Britain, CT 366 (Jul 26) -12.5% 10th
Pawtucket, RI 218 (Jul 26) -12.5% 11th
Napa, CA 212 (Jul 26) -11.0% 12th
Iowa City, IA 272 (Jul 26) -7.2% 13th
Alameda, CA 329 (Jul 26) -5.2% 14th
Southfield, MI 501 (Jul 25) -4.6% 15th
Rocklin, CA 120 (Jul 26) -4.2% 16th
Evanston, IL 131 (Jun 26) +5.3% 17th
Flagstaff, AZ 505 (Jan 26) +7.2% 18th
Scranton, PA 332 (Jul 26) +11.1% 19th
Schaumburg, IL 69 (Jul 26) +12.8% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 68% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,520 in July 2026, down from 1,725 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,520 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Caldwell, ID 483 (Jul 26) -40.6% 1st
Napa, CA 1,044 (Jul 26) -24.1% 2nd
Evanston, IL 1,969 (Jun 26) -23.3% 3rd
Appleton, WI 901 (Jul 26) -21.1% 4th
Noblesville, IN 430 (Jul 26) -19.7% 5th
Greenville, SC 2,527 (Jul 26) -17.9% 6th
Hammond, IN 2,400 (Feb 26) -17.9% 7th
Schaumburg, IL 1,644 (Jul 26) -15.9% 8th
Missouri City, TX 931 (Jul 26) -13.7% 9th
Pawtucket, RI 1,222 (Jul 26) -12.1% 10th
Iowa City, IA 1,520 (Jul 26) -11.9% 11th
Southfield, MI 2,247 (Jul 26) -10.4% 12th
Blaine, MN 1,029 (Jul 26) -8.3% 13th
New Britain, CT 1,772 (Jul 26) -5.7% 14th
Scranton, PA 1,221 (Jul 26) -5.4% 15th
Flagstaff, AZ 2,134 (Jan 26) -3.5% 16th
Alameda, CA 3,616 (Jul 26) -3.5% 17th
Rock Hill, SC 2,295 (Jun 26) -0.2% 18th
Rocklin, CA 844 (Jul 26) +6.1% 19th
Arlington Heights, IL 880 (Jul 26) +11.6% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 0 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 3 in the prior 12 months. That is 0 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 0 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Iowa City, IA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Blaine, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Appleton, WI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Missouri City, TX 1 (Jul 26) -75.0% 4th
Napa, CA 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 5th
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Jan 26) -50.0% 6th
Rock Hill, SC 8 (Jun 26) -14.3% 7th
New Britain, CT 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
Pawtucket, RI 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Greenville, SC 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Hammond, IN 15 (Feb 26) +10.2% 11th
Scranton, PA 4 (Jul 26) +49.8% 12th
Southfield, MI 8 (Jul 26) +199.6% 13th
Schaumburg, IL 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 14th
Arlington Heights, IL 1 (Jul 26)
Noblesville, IN 0 (Jul 26)
Evanston, IL 0 (Jun 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (Jul 26)
Rocklin, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Alameda, CA 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 58% of similar-size cities. Iowa City started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 109 in July 2026, down from 136 a year earlier.
Bright spot 109 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Caldwell, ID 52 (Jul 26) -52.9% 1st
Schaumburg, IL 49 (Jul 26) -47.9% 2nd
Noblesville, IN 38 (Jul 26) -43.1% 3rd
Arlington Heights, IL 34 (Jul 26) -40.9% 4th
Missouri City, TX 71 (Jul 26) -34.5% 5th
Napa, CA 88 (Jul 26) -29.5% 6th
Flagstaff, AZ 102 (Jan 26) -28.8% 7th
Iowa City, IA 109 (Jul 26) -20.2% 8th
Evanston, IL 140 (Jun 26) -20.1% 9th
Southfield, MI 426 (Jul 26) -16.5% 10th
Rock Hill, SC 209 (Jun 26) -13.6% 11th
Greenville, SC 223 (Jul 26) -10.6% 12th
Pawtucket, RI 193 (Jul 26) -9.7% 13th
Alameda, CA 643 (Jul 26) -6.1% 14th
Scranton, PA 128 (Jul 26) -4.9% 15th
Appleton, WI 45 (Jul 26) -2.9% 16th
Rocklin, CA 46 (Jul 26) -2.8% 17th
Blaine, MN 69 (Jul 26) +10.4% 18th
New Britain, CT 501 (Jul 26) +16.5% 19th
Hammond, IN 417 (Feb 26) +20.8% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income rose about 19% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $49,075 to $58,546 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,630).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Iowa City started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 39% from 2014 to 2024 ($42,119 to $58,546).
Bright spot $58,546
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $75,059 +24%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
St. Cloud, FL $83,174 15th +50% 1st 3% above peers
Caldwell, ID $73,058 17th +49% 2nd 9% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $101,888 9th +43% 3rd 27% above peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 13th +41% 4th 8% above peers
Appleton, WI $80,483 16th +38% 5th on par with peers
Poinciana, FL $68,015 25th +36% 6th 15% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $68,771 21st +36% 7th 15% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 23rd +35% 8th 15% below peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 14th +33% 9th 7% above peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 2nd +31% 10th 71% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $69,882 20th +28% 11th 13% below peers
Gulfport, MS $49,919 31st +27% 12th 38% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY $68,613 22nd +27% 13th 15% below peers
Noblesville, IN $104,047 8th +27% 14th 29% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $107,504 5th +27% 15th 34% above peers
Greenville, SC $71,472 19th +26% 16th 11% below peers
Napa, CA $105,963 7th +26% 17th 32% above peers
New Britain, CT $58,613 26th +26% 18th 27% below peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 3rd +26% 19th 54% above peers
Blaine, MN $106,801 6th +26% 20th 33% above peers
Scranton, PA $50,739 30th +25% 21st 37% below peers
Lauderhill, FL $51,165 29th +23% 22nd 36% below peers
Southfield, MI $68,166 24th +22% 23rd 15% below peers
Evanston, IL $96,434 11th +22% 24th 20% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 18th +22% 25th 11% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $116,723 4th +21% 26th 45% above peers
Hammond, IN $55,504 28th +20% 27th 31% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $156,964 1st +19% 28th 95% above peers
Iowa City, IA $58,546 27th +19% 29th 27% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 10th +17% 30th 21% above peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 12th +7% 31st 17% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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6 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,038 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.2% in July 2026, down from 3.4% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.2%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.2% (Jul 26) -0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Pawtucket, RI 4.2% (Jul 26) 9th -1.0pp 1st 11% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 5.1% (Jul 26) 17th -0.8pp 2nd 9% above peers
Hammond, IN 4.6% (Jul 26) 13th -0.6pp 3rd 2% below peers
Greenville, SC 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.6pp 4th 26% below peers
Gulfport, MS 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th -0.5pp 5th 26% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 18th -0.5pp 6th 9% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.4pp 7th 19% below peers
Napa, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 8th -0.3pp 8th 13% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 15th -0.3pp 9th 4% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 11th -0.2pp 10th 4% below peers
Iowa City, IA 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.2pp 11th 32% below peers
Noblesville, IN 3.2% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.2pp 12th 32% below peers
Rogers, AR 3.1% (Jul 26) 1st -0.1pp 13th 34% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 7.2% (Jul 26) 25th +0.0pp 14th 53% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 12th +0.1pp 15th 4% below peers
Appleton, WI 3.5% (Jul 26) 6th +0.1pp 16th 26% below peers
Evanston, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 16th +0.2pp 17th 4% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 10th +0.4pp 18th 6% below peers
Southfield, MI 6.9% (Jul 26) 24th +0.4pp 19th 47% above peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.4pp 20th 21% above peers
Scranton, PA 5.2% (Jul 26) 20th +0.5pp 21st 11% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 19th +0.5pp 22nd 9% above peers
Blaine, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 14th +0.7pp 23rd on par with peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.5% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.7pp 24th 17% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 21st +0.8pp 25th 13% above peers
New Britain, CT 8.3% (Jul 26) 26th +2.1pp 26th 77% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.6% then, 26.3% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.6% to 26.3%).
Needs attention 26.3%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 11.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
Lake Elsinore, CA 9.4% 12th -5.1pp 1st 12% below peers
Caldwell, ID 11.9% 18th -4.6pp 2nd 11% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 10.1% 13th -3.2pp 3rd 6% below peers
Appleton, WI 8.3% 10th -2.6pp 4th 23% below peers
Noblesville, IN 5.3% 2nd -1.3pp 5th 51% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 12.6% 19th -3.0pp 6th 17% above peers
New Britain, CT 18.1% 25th -3.6pp 7th 69% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.3% 21st -2.3pp 8th 24% above peers
Hammond, IN 19.1% 27th -3.0pp 9th 79% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.8% 29th -3.5pp 10th 113% above peers
Evanston, IL 11.8% 17th -1.6pp 11th 10% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.7% 4th -0.7pp 12th 47% below peers
Poinciana, FL 14.9% 23rd -1.5pp 13th 39% above peers
Southfield, MI 10.2% 14th -1.0pp 14th 4% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.8% 1st -0.3pp 15th 65% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 19.4% 28th -1.5pp 16th 81% above peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 20th -0.7pp 17th 17% above peers
Iowa City, IA 26.3% 31st -1.3pp 18th 146% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 16.6% 24th -0.7pp 19th 55% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 8th -0.1pp 20th 33% below peers
Scranton, PA 23.0% 30th -0.2pp 21st 114% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 3rd -0.0pp 22nd 48% below peers
Rogers, AR 10.5% 15th +0.0pp 23rd 2% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 10.7% 16th +0.1pp 24th on par with peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.4% 6th +0.0pp 25th 40% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 26th +0.7pp 26th 70% above peers
Greenville, SC 14.0% 22nd +0.6pp 27th 31% above peers
Napa, CA 8.5% 11th +0.5pp 28th 21% below peers
Blaine, MN 7.2% 9th +1.4pp 29th 32% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 7th +2.4pp 30th 34% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 6.0% 5th +2.1pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.8% then, 14.2% now; margin ±3.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.7% to 14.2%).
14.2%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 12.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Southfield, MI 5.9% 7th -8.2pp 1st 58% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 2nd -4.6pp 2nd 73% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 2.1% 1st -1.8pp 3rd 85% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 5th -3.4pp 4th 69% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.2% 14th -8.5pp 5th 14% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 13.1% 15th -6.6pp 6th 8% below peers
Appleton, WI 11.0% 12th -5.0pp 7th 22% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 21st -7.1pp 8th 22% above peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 6th -2.1pp 9th 63% below peers
New Britain, CT 24.0% 26th -9.4pp 10th 69% above peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 17th -5.1pp 11th 10% above peers
Hammond, IN 26.2% 28th -8.6pp 12th 85% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 3rd -1.2pp 13th 73% below peers
Iowa City, IA 14.2% 16th -3.6pp 14th on par with peers
Rock Hill, SC 17.5% 23rd -4.3pp 15th 23% above peers
Gulfport, MS 31.6% 30th -7.5pp 16th 122% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 29.0% 29th -6.4pp 17th 104% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.1% 8th -1.3pp 18th 57% below peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 20th -2.9pp 19th 20% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 25.5% 27th -1.7pp 20th 80% above peers
Poinciana, FL 21.6% 25th +0.3pp 21st 52% above peers
Scranton, PA 34.4% 31st +1.4pp 22nd 142% above peers
Greenville, SC 18.3% 24th +0.9pp 23rd 29% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 17.5% 22nd +1.0pp 24th 23% above peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 18th +1.2pp 25th 16% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 8.3% 9th +0.9pp 26th 42% below peers
Evanston, IL 10.0% 11th +1.3pp 27th 30% below peers
Napa, CA 11.4% 13th +1.6pp 28th 20% below peers
Blaine, MN 9.9% 10th +2.9pp 29th 30% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 19th +7.3pp 30th 17% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.3% 4th +2.9pp 31st 70% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (87.1% then, 86.5% now; margin ±2.0pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Broadband rose 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.4% to 86.5%).
Needs attention 86.5%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 89.1% +7.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Rogers, AR 93.8% 15th +26.5pp 1st on par with peers
Lauderhill, FL 91.7% 21st +23.2pp 2nd 2% below peers
Hammond, IN 87.3% 27th +13.3pp 3rd 7% below peers
Poinciana, FL 92.9% 18th +13.8pp 4th 1% below peers
New Britain, CT 85.1% 30th +12.4pp 5th 9% below peers
Gulfport, MS 86.0% 29th +10.1pp 6th 8% below peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 19th +10.1pp 7th 1% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 88.4% 26th +8.7pp 8th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 24th +8.7pp 9th 4% below peers
Southfield, MI 91.9% 20th +8.3pp 10th 2% below peers
Greenville, SC 90.5% 23rd +7.9pp 11th 3% below peers
Appleton, WI 94.3% 11th +7.7pp 12th 1% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 95.2% 9th +7.7pp 13th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 84.2% 31st +6.2pp 14th 10% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 95.2% 8th +6.2pp 15th 2% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 94.1% 13th +6.1pp 16th on par with peers
Rock Hill, SC 91.3% 22nd +5.2pp 17th 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 12th +5.0pp 18th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 93.9% 14th +4.7pp 19th on par with peers
Napa, CA 93.4% 17th +4.6pp 20th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 10th +4.4pp 21st 1% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 93.6% 16th +4.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 1st +3.9pp 23rd 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 95.3% 7th +3.9pp 24th 2% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 6th +3.7pp 25th 2% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 96.5% 2nd +3.3pp 26th 3% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 25th +3.0pp 27th 5% below peers
Noblesville, IN 95.9% 5th +2.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 96.3% 3rd +2.5pp 29th 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 4th +1.7pp 30th 3% above peers
Iowa City, IA 86.5% 28th -0.6pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.51 then, 0.53 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.53 to 0.53).
Needs attention 0.53
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 0.44 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Rogers, AR 0.46 22nd -0.041 1st 4% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 0.43 12th -0.034 2nd 3% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 1st -0.023 3rd 16% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 23rd -0.018 4th 4% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 13th -0.014 5th 2% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 0.39 2nd -0.011 6th 12% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 0.40 5th -0.010 7th 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 0.54 30th -0.013 8th 23% above peers
Scranton, PA 0.46 24th -0.010 9th 5% above peers
Blaine, MN 0.39 3rd -0.006 10th 11% below peers
New Britain, CT 0.45 20th -0.004 11th 2% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 0.39 4th +0.000 12th 11% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 0.44 16th +0.001 13th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 0.44 15th +0.002 14th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 0.44 17th +0.002 15th 1% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 0.41 9th +0.003 16th 7% below peers
Noblesville, IN 0.41 7th +0.003 17th 7% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 0.45 19th +0.005 18th 2% above peers
Gulfport, MS 0.49 27th +0.006 19th 12% above peers
Southfield, MI 0.44 18th +0.009 20th 1% above peers
Iowa City, IA 0.53 29th +0.015 21st 19% above peers
Greenville, SC 0.56 31st +0.016 22nd 26% above peers
Poinciana, FL 0.41 6th +0.015 23rd 8% below peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 8th +0.016 24th 7% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 26th +0.023 25th 11% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 0.41 10th +0.022 26th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 0.46 21st +0.027 27th 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 25th +0.029 28th 7% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 11th +0.032 29th 5% below peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 14th +0.038 30th 1% below peers
Appleton, WI 0.50 28th +0.062 31st 13% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.2% to 6.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Iowa City started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (8.7% to 6.6%).
Bright spot 6.6%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 9.2% -1.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 19th -8.3pp 1st 35% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.5% 14th -5.2pp 2nd 8% below peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 4th -1.8pp 3rd 45% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.7% 10th -1.9pp 4th 27% below peers
Greenville, SC 8.8% 15th -2.4pp 5th 6% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 28th -5.9pp 6th 147% above peers
Iowa City, IA 6.6% 8th -1.6pp 7th 29% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 26th -3.9pp 8th 120% above peers
New Britain, CT 28.1% 31st -3.8pp 9th 203% above peers
Hammond, IN 18.6% 24th -1.7pp 10th 101% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.2% 1st -0.3pp 11th 65% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 11th -0.6pp 12th 22% below peers
Appleton, WI 9.5% 17th -0.8pp 13th 3% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 15.1% 23rd -0.7pp 14th 63% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.5% 27th -0.6pp 15th 143% above peers
Noblesville, IN 4.3% 2nd -0.1pp 16th 53% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 26.3% 29th -0.3pp 17th 184% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 16th -0.1pp 18th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 7th +0.2pp 19th 36% below peers
Scranton, PA 26.9% 30th +1.1pp 20th 189% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 13.4% 21st +1.0pp 21st 45% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.8% 25th +1.8pp 22nd 103% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.6% 20th +1.2pp 23rd 35% above peers
Southfield, MI 13.7% 22nd +1.4pp 24th 48% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% 3rd +0.5pp 25th 53% below peers
Napa, CA 5.8% 6th +0.7pp 26th 38% below peers
Blaine, MN 6.6% 9th +1.0pp 27th 29% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 18th +2.3pp 28th 32% above peers
Evanston, IL 7.5% 12th +2.0pp 29th 19% below peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 13th +2.9pp 30th 17% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 5th +2.1pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $303,890 in August 2026, up from $293,979 a year earlier.
Big move $303,890
2009August 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $239,547 (Aug 26) +3.5%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Arlington Heights, IL $495,520 (Aug 26) 8th +8.9% 1st 29% above peers
Evanston, IL $493,385 (Aug 26) 9th +8.5% 2nd 28% above peers
New Britain, CT $312,170 (Aug 26) 21st +8.0% 3rd 19% below peers
Appleton, WI $305,667 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.6% 4th 21% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $360,740 (Aug 26) 17th +4.9% 5th 6% below peers
Iowa City, IA $303,890 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.4% 6th 21% below peers
Rogers, AR $385,478 (Aug 26) 15th +3.0% 7th on par with peers
Noblesville, IN $392,593 (Aug 26) 14th +2.0% 8th 2% above peers
Gulfport, MS $206,071 (Aug 26) 27th +2.0% 9th 47% below peers
Greenville, SC $331,641 (Aug 26) 19th +1.9% 10th 14% below peers
Southfield, MI $253,902 (Aug 26) 25th +1.8% 11th 34% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $400,687 (Aug 26) 11th +1.5% 12th 4% above peers
Hammond, IN $179,704 (Aug 26) 29th +1.5% 13th 53% below peers
Blaine, MN $381,495 (Aug 26) 16th +1.2% 14th 1% below peers
Caldwell, ID $399,412 (Aug 26) 13th +1.2% 15th 4% above peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 1st +1.2% 16th 195% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $433,365 (Aug 26) 10th +1.2% 17th 12% above peers
Ellicott City, MD $735,463 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.7% 18th 91% above peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 4th +0.3% 19th 79% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 7th +0.1% 20th 43% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 5th +0.1% 21st 70% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $583,715 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 22nd 51% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 18th -1.6% 23rd 14% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $323,886 (Aug 26) 20th -1.7% 24th 16% below peers
Napa, CA $862,725 (Aug 26) 2nd -2.0% 25th 124% above peers
Scranton, PA $201,486 (Aug 26) 28th -2.5% 26th 48% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $400,424 (Aug 26) 12th -2.8% 27th 4% above peers
Poinciana, FL $279,614 (Aug 26) 24th -4.2% 28th 27% below peers
Lauderhill, FL $208,707 (Aug 26) 26th -5.4% 29th 46% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $198,732 in August 2026, up from $191,068 a year earlier.
Big move $198,732
2009August 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $131,928 (Aug 26) +4.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
New Britain, CT $251,266 (Aug 26) 18th +10.1% 1st 15% below peers
Evanston, IL $295,656 (Aug 26) 14th +8.4% 2nd on par with peers
Appleton, WI $239,277 (Aug 26) 21st +6.4% 3rd 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $294,956 (Aug 26) 15th +6.1% 4th on par with peers
Greenville, SC $209,016 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.4% 5th 29% below peers
Gulfport, MS $128,674 (Aug 26) 28th +4.1% 6th 56% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,017 (Aug 26) 17th +4.1% 7th 10% below peers
Iowa City, IA $198,732 (Aug 26) 24th +4.0% 8th 33% below peers
Scranton, PA $148,126 (Aug 26) 26th +3.7% 9th 50% below peers
Rogers, AR $274,329 (Aug 26) 16th +2.8% 10th 7% below peers
Hammond, IN $142,571 (Aug 26) 27th +2.7% 11th 52% below peers
Noblesville, IN $298,391 (Aug 26) 13th +2.3% 12th 1% above peers
Caldwell, ID $336,822 (Aug 26) 10th +2.0% 13th 14% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $348,268 (Aug 26) 9th +2.0% 14th 18% above peers
Blaine, MN $302,157 (Aug 26) 12th +1.7% 15th 2% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $359,766 (Aug 26) 8th +1.4% 16th 22% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 1st +0.8% 17th 176% above peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.5% 18th 89% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 6th +0.4% 19th 59% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $476,163 (Aug 26) 5th +0.4% 20th 61% above peers
Ellicott City, MD $509,785 (Aug 26) 4th +0.3% 21st 73% above peers
Southfield, MI $170,307 (Aug 26) 25th -0.3% 22nd 42% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 7th -0.3% 23rd 42% above peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 20th -1.7% 24th 19% below peers
Napa, CA $644,528 (Aug 26) 2nd -2.3% 25th 119% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $309,038 (Aug 26) 11th -2.6% 26th 5% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $211,869 (Aug 26) 22nd -3.2% 27th 28% below peers
Poinciana, FL $243,383 (Aug 26) 19th -3.6% 28th 17% below peers
Lauderhill, FL $103,759 (Aug 26) 29th -6.8% 29th 65% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.7% then, 47.2% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.1% to 47.2%).
Needs attention 47.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 71.7% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 6th +9.7pp 1st 17% above peers
Poinciana, FL 77.2% 3rd +8.7pp 2nd 24% above peers
New Britain, CT 45.0% 29th +5.0pp 3rd 28% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 55.8% 20th +6.1pp 4th 11% below peers
Southfield, MI 53.4% 23rd +5.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 26th +5.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Gulfport, MS 55.1% 21st +5.1pp 7th 12% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 69.9% 12th +4.3pp 8th 12% above peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 25th +2.7pp 9th 19% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 70.9% 11th +3.1pp 10th 14% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 77.1% 4th +3.1pp 11th 24% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 71.1% 10th +2.6pp 12th 14% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 54.2% 22nd +1.7pp 13th 13% below peers
Hammond, IN 62.4% 16th +1.8pp 14th on par with peers
Scranton, PA 49.9% 27th +1.3pp 15th 20% below peers
Appleton, WI 67.0% 14th +1.4pp 16th 7% above peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 13th +1.2pp 17th 9% above peers
Evanston, IL 56.2% 19th +0.4pp 18th 10% below peers
Napa, CA 58.7% 17th +0.4pp 19th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 2nd +0.3pp 20th 31% above peers
Noblesville, IN 71.2% 9th -0.0pp 21st 14% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 18th -0.4pp 22nd 8% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 74.0% 5th -0.6pp 23rd 19% above peers
Iowa City, IA 47.2% 28th -0.5pp 24th 24% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 15th -0.8pp 25th 1% above peers
Blaine, MN 85.3% 1st -1.1pp 26th 37% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 72.5% 7th -1.2pp 27th 16% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.0% 8th -2.1pp 28th 15% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 24th -1.9pp 29th 16% below peers
Greenville, SC 41.1% 31st -3.0pp 30th 34% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 30th -5.1pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 9% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2017 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,270 in August 2026, up from $1,167 a year earlier.
Big move $1,270
2017August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Iowa City, IA $1,270 (Aug 26) 28th +8.8% 1st 32% below peers
Appleton, WI $1,215 (Aug 26) 29th +8.2% 2nd 35% below peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 1st +6.2% 3rd 57% above peers
Hammond, IN $1,498 (Aug 26) 24th +5.5% 4th 20% below peers
New Britain, CT $1,623 (Aug 26) 20th +5.2% 5th 13% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,876 (Aug 26) 15th +5.1% 6th on par with peers
Noblesville, IN $1,741 (Aug 26) 18th +4.6% 7th 7% below peers
Evanston, IL $2,438 (Aug 26) 6th +4.3% 8th 30% above peers
Caldwell, ID $1,695 (Aug 26) 19th +4.1% 9th 10% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $2,438 (Aug 26) 5th +3.9% 10th 30% above peers
Scranton, PA $1,354 (Aug 26) 27th +3.2% 11th 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 4th +3.1% 12th 32% above peers
Southfield, MI $1,584 (Aug 26) 21st +3.0% 13th 16% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,147 (Aug 26) 9th +2.9% 14th 14% above peers
Poinciana, FL $1,909 (Aug 26) 13th +2.6% 15th 2% above peers
Ellicott City, MD $2,660 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.5% 16th 42% above peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 17th +2.1% 17th 7% below peers
Apple Valley, CA $1,784 (Aug 26) 16th +1.9% 18th 5% below peers
Blaine, MN $2,078 (Aug 26) 11th +1.9% 19th 11% above peers
Greenville, SC $1,572 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.9% 20th 16% below peers
Gulfport, MS $1,483 (Aug 26) 26th +1.6% 21st 21% below peers
Rogers, AR $1,513 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.3% 22nd 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $1,985 (Aug 26) 12th +1.3% 23rd 6% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $1,488 (Aug 26) 25th +1.2% 24th 21% below peers
Napa, CA $2,863 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.5% 25th 53% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $2,220 (Aug 26) 7th -0.1% 26th 18% above peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 10th -0.3% 27th 13% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 8th -0.8% 28th 15% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $1,878 (Aug 26) 14th -3.0% 29th on par with peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.3% then, 42.2% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 42.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 24.3% +0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Appleton, WI 21.8% 1st -3.5pp 1st 41% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 25.8% 5th -2.4pp 2nd 30% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 20th -3.3pp 3rd 3% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 4th -1.3pp 4th 36% below peers
Gulfport, MS 38.5% 21st -1.5pp 5th 5% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 42.9% 29th -1.6pp 6th 17% above peers
Scranton, PA 37.2% 19th -1.0pp 7th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 37.2% 18th -0.3pp 8th 1% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.0% 23rd +0.0pp 9th 9% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 36.0% 13th +0.1pp 10th 2% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 17th +0.8pp 11th 1% above peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 10th +0.7pp 12th 13% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 12th +0.9pp 13th 3% below peers
New Britain, CT 44.4% 30th +1.1pp 14th 21% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 41.1% 25th +1.2pp 15th 12% above peers
Noblesville, IN 23.1% 2nd +0.7pp 16th 37% below peers
Poinciana, FL 41.1% 24th +1.7pp 17th 12% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 7th +1.3pp 18th 21% below peers
Iowa City, IA 42.2% 27th +1.9pp 19th 15% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 28.7% 6th +1.4pp 20th 22% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 3rd +1.2pp 21st 36% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 22nd +2.1pp 22nd 7% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 36.4% 14th +2.3pp 23rd 1% below peers
Hammond, IN 32.2% 11th +2.2pp 24th 13% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 28th +3.1pp 25th 16% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 58.1% 31st +4.4pp 26th 58% above peers
Napa, CA 41.8% 26th +3.3pp 27th 14% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 30.1% 9th +3.0pp 28th 18% below peers
Greenville, SC 36.4% 15th +3.9pp 29th 1% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 29.6% 8th +3.9pp 30th 19% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 16th +10.8pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.7% then, 11.0% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.8% to 11.0%).
Needs attention 11.0%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.5% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Ellicott City, MD 3.0% 5th -1.7pp 1st 46% below peers
Blaine, MN 2.4% 2nd -1.1pp 2nd 57% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 11th -1.6pp 3rd 27% below peers
Greenville, SC 7.9% 20th -3.0pp 4th 43% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 9th -1.3pp 5th 35% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 10.2% 26th -2.9pp 6th 87% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 8th -0.9pp 7th 39% below peers
Hammond, IN 8.3% 22nd -2.1pp 8th 52% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 8.4% 23rd -1.6pp 9th 53% above peers
Poinciana, FL 3.1% 7th -0.6pp 10th 43% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 5.3% 14th -0.8pp 11th 3% below peers
Scranton, PA 14.2% 29th -2.0pp 12th 159% above peers
Gulfport, MS 8.6% 24th -1.1pp 13th 57% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 10th -0.4pp 14th 32% below peers
New Britain, CT 15.3% 30th -1.2pp 15th 178% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 28th -0.8pp 16th 131% above peers
Napa, CA 5.4% 15th -0.1pp 17th 2% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 13th -0.0pp 18th 7% below peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 21st -0.0pp 19th 47% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 3.0% 6th -0.0pp 20th 45% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 6.9% 18th -0.0pp 21st 26% above peers
Southfield, MI 10.0% 25th +0.2pp 22nd 82% above peers
Noblesville, IN 2.0% 1st +0.0pp 23rd 64% below peers
Iowa City, IA 11.0% 27th +0.3pp 24th 101% above peers
Appleton, WI 5.5% 16th +0.2pp 25th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 19th +0.2pp 26th 30% above peers
Evanston, IL 17.3% 31st +0.8pp 27th 214% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 4th +0.5pp 28th 53% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 4.9% 12th +1.3pp 29th 11% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 2.5% 3rd +0.9pp 30th 55% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 17th +2.5pp 31st 17% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.8% to 4.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Iowa City started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.0% to 4.5%).
Bright spot 4.5%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.0% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 2nd -1.6pp 1st 59% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 7th -2.3pp 2nd 34% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 68% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 2.7% 3rd -1.4pp 4th 57% below peers
Southfield, MI 3.9% 5th -1.5pp 5th 39% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.3% 17th -2.1pp 6th 1% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 11th -1.5pp 7th 24% below peers
Iowa City, IA 4.5% 10th -1.3pp 8th 29% below peers
Poinciana, FL 13.0% 27th -3.3pp 9th 107% above peers
Appleton, WI 4.3% 9th -0.9pp 10th 31% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 8.9% 21st -1.6pp 11th 42% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 13th -0.9pp 12th 17% below peers
Gulfport, MS 15.6% 31st -2.5pp 13th 148% above peers
Napa, CA 6.2% 15th -0.8pp 14th on par with peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 7.1% 19th -0.8pp 15th 14% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.3% 8th -0.5pp 16th 32% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 9.1% 22nd -0.9pp 17th 44% above peers
Hammond, IN 10.3% 24th -1.0pp 18th 64% above peers
Greenville, SC 9.6% 23rd -0.5pp 19th 54% above peers
Blaine, MN 3.6% 4th -0.1pp 20th 42% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 14.9% 30th -0.3pp 21st 138% above peers
Rogers, AR 13.0% 28th +0.2pp 22nd 107% above peers
Caldwell, ID 14.8% 29th +0.7pp 23rd 136% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 25th +0.9pp 24th 67% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.8% 12th +0.5pp 25th 23% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 6.3% 16th +0.9pp 26th on par with peers
Noblesville, IN 6.2% 14th +1.0pp 27th 2% below peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 26th +2.5pp 28th 88% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.1% 18th +1.7pp 29th 13% above peers
Scranton, PA 7.7% 20th +1.9pp 30th 23% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.1% 6th +1.2pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

32.4%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 38.7%
United States ref 33.4%
Alameda, CA 18.2% 1st 48% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 23.4% 2nd 33% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 3rd 31% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 4th 24% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 5th 24% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 27.2% 6th 22% below peers
Napa, CA 29.5% 7th 15% below peers
Evanston, IL 29.8% 8th 14% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 30.5% 9th 12% below peers
Noblesville, IN 30.8% 10th 11% below peers
Greenville, SC 30.8% 11th 11% below peers
Iowa City, IA 32.4% 12th 7% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.6% 13th 6% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 32.8% 14th 6% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 15th 1% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 16th on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 35.0% 17th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.3% 18th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 19th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 35.6% 20th 2% above peers
Blaine, MN 35.9% 21st 3% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 22nd 6% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 36.9% 23rd 6% above peers
Gulfport, MS 37.4% 24th 7% above peers
Poinciana, FL 38.1% 25th 9% above peers
New Britain, CT 38.3% 26th 10% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 38.5% 27th 11% above peers
Southfield, MI 38.8% 28th 11% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 29th 12% above peers
Appleton, WI 39.5% 30th 14% above peers
Hammond, IN 41.8% 31st 20% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.8% then, 1.6% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.9% to 1.6%).
Bright spot 1.6%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Southfield, MI 0.3% 1st -2.9pp 1st 90% below peers
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 3rd -2.7pp 2nd 64% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 8th -3.2pp 3rd 49% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 5th -2.5pp 4th 59% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 6th -1.6pp 5th 56% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 1.1% 2nd -1.0pp 6th 70% below peers
Iowa City, IA 1.6% 7th -1.2pp 7th 53% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.3% 23rd -2.8pp 8th 52% above peers
Blaine, MN 1.9% 9th -0.9pp 9th 46% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 4th -0.5pp 10th 60% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 2.9% 12th -0.9pp 11th 16% below peers
Poinciana, FL 8.8% 30th -2.2pp 12th 153% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 18th -1.0pp 13th 17% above peers
Appleton, WI 2.0% 10th -0.5pp 14th 41% below peers
Hammond, IN 4.3% 21st -0.7pp 15th 25% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 4.2% 20th -0.6pp 16th 21% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 24th +0.2pp 17th 77% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 3.1% 14th +0.1pp 18th 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 2.7% 11th +0.2pp 19th 21% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.0% 28th +0.6pp 20th 131% above peers
Napa, CA 4.5% 22nd +0.5pp 21st 29% above peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 29th +1.2pp 22nd 139% above peers
Noblesville, IN 3.4% 15th +0.6pp 23rd 1% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 27th +1.9pp 24th 116% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 3.5% 16th +0.9pp 25th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 6.5% 26th +2.3pp 26th 87% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 3.1% 13th +1.3pp 27th 11% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.1% 19th +2.0pp 28th 19% above peers
New Britain, CT 3.5% 17th +2.2pp 29th 2% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 31st +9.3pp 30th 285% above peers
Scranton, PA 6.2% 25th +4.6pp 31st 78% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.1% then, 60.5% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.8% to 60.5%).
Bright spot 60.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 31.4% +2.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
St. Cloud, FL 31.6% 20th +13.3pp 1st 14% below peers
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 28th +5.9pp 2nd 47% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 29.6% 21st +6.0pp 3rd 20% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 24.3% 22nd +4.6pp 4th 34% below peers
Hammond, IN 17.4% 31st +3.1pp 5th 53% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.1% 26th +3.4pp 6th 40% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.1% 18th +4.8pp 7th 5% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 47.8% 11th +6.2pp 8th 30% above peers
Appleton, WI 38.2% 15th +4.8pp 9th 4% above peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 19th +4.0pp 10th 7% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 3rd +6.9pp 11th 67% above peers
Napa, CA 38.2% 14th +4.0pp 12th 4% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 7th +5.2pp 13th 42% above peers
Greenville, SC 55.5% 6th +5.2pp 14th 51% above peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 17th +3.2pp 15th on par with peers
Noblesville, IN 51.6% 8th +4.2pp 16th 40% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.7% 13th +2.9pp 17th 10% above peers
Gulfport, MS 23.6% 23rd +1.4pp 18th 36% below peers
Blaine, MN 36.9% 16th +2.0pp 19th on par with peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.9% 29th +0.9pp 20th 49% below peers
Scranton, PA 23.1% 24th +1.0pp 21st 37% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 60.4% 5th +2.5pp 22nd 64% above peers
Evanston, IL 69.5% 1st +2.4pp 23rd 89% above peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 10th +1.6pp 24th 30% above peers
Iowa City, IA 60.5% 4th +1.4pp 25th 64% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 68.8% 2nd +1.4pp 26th 87% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 9th +1.0pp 27th 37% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 25th +0.4pp 28th 40% below peers
New Britain, CT 19.6% 27th -0.2pp 29th 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 12th -1.9pp 30th 13% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 18.6% 30th -1.6pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.4% then, 46.5% now; margin ±13.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 15.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (61.5% to 46.5%).
Bright spot 46.5%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 43.4% -3.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 9th +7.0pp 1st 18% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 7th +6.5pp 2nd 31% above peers
Appleton, WI 39.7% 18th +3.9pp 3rd 5% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 34.5% 25th +3.0pp 4th 18% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 1st +4.1pp 5th 67% above peers
Iowa City, IA 46.5% 12th +2.2pp 6th 11% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 66.4% 2nd +0.9pp 7th 58% above peers
Napa, CA 39.6% 19th -0.4pp 8th 6% below peers
Noblesville, IN 46.3% 13th -0.6pp 9th 10% above peers
Gulfport, MS 48.4% 10th -1.9pp 10th 16% above peers
New Britain, CT 47.5% 11th -2.0pp 11th 13% above peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 30th -2.5pp 12th 37% below peers
Greenville, SC 55.4% 4th -7.5pp 13th 32% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 61.7% 3rd -8.5pp 14th 47% above peers
Poinciana, FL 28.6% 28th -4.2pp 15th 32% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.8% 6th -8.1pp 16th 31% above peers
Blaine, MN 45.6% 14th -7.6pp 17th 9% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 24th -5.9pp 18th 17% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 38.2% 21st -6.8pp 19th 9% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 39.8% 17th -7.2pp 20th 5% below peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 15th -8.0pp 21st 5% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 8th -12.5pp 22nd 23% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 38.5% 20th -9.4pp 23rd 8% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 22nd -10.9pp 24th 11% below peers
Hammond, IN 29.5% 26th -8.9pp 25th 30% below peers
Evanston, IL 55.2% 5th -17.1pp 26th 32% above peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 27th -11.7pp 27th 32% below peers
Southfield, MI 41.9% 16th -22.6pp 28th on par with peers
Rock Hill, SC 27.9% 29th -16.7pp 29th 33% below peers
Scranton, PA 35.4% 23rd -21.9pp 30th 16% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.4% 31st -18.9pp 31st 47% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.8% then, 2.0% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.1% to 2.0%).
Bright spot 2.0%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
St. Cloud, FL 0.9% 2nd -12.3pp 1st 84% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 1.3% 4th -2.9pp 2nd 78% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 1.1% 3rd -2.4pp 3rd 82% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 10th -3.5pp 4th 37% below peers
Blaine, MN 4.2% 12th -3.9pp 5th 30% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 16th -4.9pp 6th on par with peers
New Britain, CT 7.3% 19th -5.8pp 7th 22% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 8.5% 25th -6.0pp 8th 43% above peers
Poinciana, FL 7.8% 23rd -4.6pp 9th 31% above peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 13th -1.8pp 10th 26% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 3.4% 8th -1.1pp 11th 44% below peers
Gulfport, MS 10.5% 31st -2.4pp 12th 76% above peers
Southfield, MI 8.2% 24th -1.3pp 13th 37% above peers
Appleton, WI 3.3% 7th -0.5pp 14th 45% below peers
Scranton, PA 7.3% 21st -1.0pp 15th 23% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.5% 18th -0.6pp 16th 9% above peers
Napa, CA 3.6% 9th -0.2pp 17th 39% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 18th 85% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 9.1% 28th -0.1pp 19th 52% above peers
Evanston, IL 3.9% 11th +0.6pp 20th 35% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 7.5% 22nd +1.2pp 21st 27% above peers
Hammond, IN 9.6% 29th +2.9pp 22nd 61% above peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 20th +2.5pp 23rd 22% above peers
Greenville, SC 6.1% 17th +2.1pp 24th 3% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 14th +2.0pp 25th 25% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 6th +1.9pp 26th 47% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.0% 5th +1.2pp 27th 67% below peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 30th +6.1pp 28th 72% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.9% 26th +5.7pp 29th 49% above peers
Noblesville, IN 9.0% 27th +7.1pp 30th 51% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 15th +4.4pp 31st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74,950 to 75,752 - more than the combined survey margin (±117).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (70,597 to 75,752).
Big move 75,752
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 76,011 12th +31% 1st 1% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 65,130 31st +27% 2nd 14% below peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 30th +21% 3rd 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 3rd +19% 4th 2% above peers
Noblesville, IN 73,362 23rd +16% 5th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 24th +13% 6th 3% below peers
Blaine, MN 72,488 28th +13% 7th 4% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 72,461 29th +10% 8th 4% below peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 26th +10% 9th 3% below peers
Greenville, SC 72,935 27th +8% 10th 3% below peers
Poinciana, FL 75,068 19th +7% 11th 1% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 14th +6% 12th 1% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 7th +6% 13th 1% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 74,896 21st +5% 14th 1% below peers
Southfield, MI 76,236 9th +4% 15th 1% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 75,473 16th +4% 16th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 4th +4% 17th 2% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 75,257 18th +4% 18th on par with peers
Cheektowaga, NY 76,056 10th +3% 19th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 6th +3% 20th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 75,259 17th +3% 21st on par with peers
Evanston, IL 76,340 8th +2% 22nd 1% above peers
New Britain, CT 74,223 22nd +2% 23rd 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS 73,003 25th +2% 24th 3% below peers
Appleton, WI 75,023 20th +1% 25th 1% below peers
Iowa City, IA 75,752 15th +1% 26th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 76,005 13th +1% 27th 1% above peers
Hammond, IN 76,768 5th +0% 28th 2% above peers
Napa, CA 78,239 1st -1% 29th 4% above peers
Scranton, PA 76,033 11th -1% 30th 1% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 2nd -2% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±43 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (15.2% then, 14.3% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (15.9% to 14.3%).
Big move 14.3%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 22.9% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Alameda, CA 22.0% 19th +1.7pp 1st 3% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 17th +1.5pp 2nd 1% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 18.5% 26th +1.2pp 3rd 18% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 22.6% 16th +1.2pp 4th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 13th +1.2pp 5th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 21.2% 22nd +0.6pp 6th 7% below peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 23rd +0.5pp 7th 9% below peers
Southfield, MI 18.4% 27th -0.0pp 8th 19% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 24.7% 9th -0.3pp 9th 9% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 27.6% 2nd -0.4pp 10th 22% above peers
Blaine, MN 25.9% 7th -0.8pp 11th 14% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 12th 24% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 21.7% 21st -0.9pp 13th 4% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 26.5% 4th -1.3pp 14th 17% above peers
Noblesville, IN 26.0% 6th -1.3pp 15th 15% above peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 10th -1.2pp 16th 9% above peers
New Britain, CT 22.0% 20th -1.4pp 17th 3% below peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 5th -1.6pp 18th 16% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.3% 31st -0.9pp 19th 37% below peers
Hammond, IN 23.5% 12th -1.5pp 20th 4% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 24.9% 8th -1.8pp 21st 10% above peers
Appleton, WI 22.8% 15th -1.7pp 22nd on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 23rd 34% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 24.0% 11th -1.9pp 24th 6% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.3% 18th -2.2pp 25th 2% below peers
Greenville, SC 17.1% 30th -1.9pp 26th 24% below peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 24th -2.2pp 27th 11% below peers
Evanston, IL 17.9% 28th -2.4pp 28th 21% below peers
Napa, CA 20.0% 25th -2.7pp 29th 12% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 14th -3.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 27.3% 3rd -4.5pp 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.9% then, 28.5% now; margin ±7.2pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.2% to 28.5%).
28.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 27.1% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Arlington Heights, IL 15.3% 29th +4.7pp 1st 51% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 32.5% 12th +9.6pp 2nd 4% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 8th +9.6pp 3rd 17% above peers
Noblesville, IN 21.7% 27th +5.0pp 4th 30% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 22.6% 23rd +3.5pp 5th 27% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 24th +3.2pp 6th 28% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 10th +4.9pp 7th 12% above peers
Scranton, PA 50.3% 5th +6.9pp 8th 61% above peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 17th +3.6pp 9th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 26.4% 19th +2.9pp 10th 15% below peers
Appleton, WI 31.4% 14th +3.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Iowa City, IA 28.5% 18th +2.6pp 12th 9% below peers
Poinciana, FL 35.3% 9th +3.0pp 13th 13% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 14.0% 30th +1.1pp 14th 55% below peers
Hammond, IN 51.2% 4th +3.5pp 15th 64% above peers
Evanston, IL 25.6% 21st +1.6pp 16th 18% below peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 20th +1.4pp 17th 17% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 28th +1.0pp 18th 35% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 22nd +0.3pp 19th 25% below peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 31st +0.1pp 20th 56% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.7% 2nd -0.6pp 21st 76% above peers
Greenville, SC 31.4% 15th -0.9pp 22nd 1% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 6th -3.5pp 23rd 49% above peers
New Britain, CT 56.3% 1st -4.4pp 24th 81% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 40.2% 7th -3.3pp 25th 29% above peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 25th -2.0pp 26th 28% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 31.2% 16th -3.0pp 27th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS 53.1% 3rd -5.6pp 28th 71% above peers
Southfield, MI 34.5% 11th -6.6pp 29th 11% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.3% 26th -5.0pp 30th 28% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.4% 13th -7.6pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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6 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.7% then, 68.9% now; margin ±11.1pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (68.8% to 68.9%).
68.9%
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 75.9% +0.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Lake Elsinore, CA 65.3% 24th +14.8pp 1st 9% below peers
Poinciana, FL 73.5% 10th +13.7pp 2nd 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 22nd +10.7pp 3rd 8% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 2nd +12.6pp 4th 9% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 77.4% 5th +11.4pp 5th 8% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 77.5% 3rd +10.1pp 6th 8% above peers
Greenville, SC 72.9% 11th +8.7pp 7th 2% above peers
Hammond, IN 62.3% 28th +6.4pp 8th 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 26th +6.1pp 9th 9% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 1st +7.0pp 10th 13% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 72.3% 13th +6.0pp 11th 1% above peers
New Britain, CT 72.6% 12th +5.2pp 12th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 16th +5.1pp 13th on par with peers
Appleton, WI 74.8% 8th +3.5pp 14th 5% above peers
Napa, CA 75.8% 6th +3.2pp 15th 6% above peers
Iowa City, IA 68.9% 21st +2.2pp 16th 4% below peers
Blaine, MN 75.5% 7th +2.2pp 17th 6% above peers
Southfield, MI 74.2% 9th +2.1pp 18th 4% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 65.0% 25th +1.5pp 19th 9% below peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 23rd +1.3pp 20th 8% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 4th +0.7pp 21st 8% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.2% 14th +0.5pp 22nd 1% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 27th +0.3pp 23rd 12% below peers
Evanston, IL 70.4% 17th -0.7pp 24th 2% below peers
Noblesville, IN 69.5% 20th -1.6pp 25th 3% below peers
Gulfport, MS 71.6% 15th -1.9pp 26th on par with peers
Rock Hill, SC 70.3% 18th -3.8pp 27th 2% below peers
Scranton, PA 61.8% 29th -3.6pp 28th 14% below peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 30th -6.3pp 29th 17% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 70.3% 19th -8.4pp 30th 2% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 46.1% 31st -11.2pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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6 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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